Ciucu–Krattenthaler enumeration conjecture for stationary-state coefficients

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Write pp repeated opening parentheses as (p(^p and pp repeated opening parentheses followed by pp closing parentheses as (…)p=(p…)p(\ldots)_p=(^p\ldots)^p. For matchings of the form (_s_t)_p, write [s,t,p][s,t,p]. Let aFa_F be the coefficient of matching FF in the stationary state of H2p+2s+2tCH^{\rm C}_{2p+2s+2t}. Ciucu–Krattenthaler stationary-state coefficient conjecture. For F=[s,t,p]F=[s,t,p],

a[s,t,p]=det⁡1≤i,j≤s((2(s+t+p)+j−2is+t−j)−(2(s+t+p)+j−2is+t−j−2i+1))a_{[s,t,p]}=\det_{1\leq i,j\leq s}\left(\binom{2(s+t+p)+j-2i}{s+t-j}-\binom{2(s+t+p)+j-2i}{s+t-j-2i+1}\right)

and equivalently

a[s,t,p]=∏j=1s(j−1)!(2t+2p+2j−1)!(2p+2j)j(3t+2p+3j)s−j(t+2p+s+2j−1)!(t+s−j)!.a_{[s,t,p]}=\prod_{j=1}^{s}\frac{(j-1)!(2t+2p+2j-1)!(2p+2j)_j(3t+2p+3j)_{s-j}}{(t+2p+s+2j-1)!(t+s-j)!}.

The claim is attributed to Mitra et al. and uses enumerations of hexagons with cut-off corners by Ciucu and Krattenthaler. Its resolution is not stated in the supplied text.

References

Primary source

Jan de Gier, “Loops, matchings and alternating-sign matrices”, arXiv:math/0211285 (2003).

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